Stressed To 150 Percent Load Limit, Fulfilling Certification Requirement
Gulfstream has completed ultimate load testing for its new Gulfstream G500. Ultimate load represents 150 percent of limit load and is equivalent to a 1.5 safety factor specified by the FAA and EASA. Limit load is the maximum level that an aircraft should experience once during its service life. Completion of the full-scale aircraft ultimate test fulfills the certification requirements for both the FAA and EASA.
More Than 450,000 Have Registered Under Rules Some Say Are A Federal Overreach
More than 450,000 UAV operators have registered their aircraft with the FAA since the agency opened the registration database late last year. Of those, only one has decided that it is appropriate to challenge the FAA's rulemaking process that created the database in the first plane.
Taps Marathon Jet Center Owner Marty Hiller As Acting President
Last week at its annual Membership Meeting, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced the reelection of Andy Priester, President and Chief Executive Officer, Priester Aviation in Wheeling, IL, as Chair of the NATA Board of Directors. Greg Schmidt, President and CEO, Pentastar Aviation in Waterford, MI, was elected to serve as Board Vice Chair.
Allows Piston Aircraft To Have Full Reversing Function Similar To Turboprop Airplanes
The FAA has granted an STC to Flight Resource, a distributers of MT Composite propellers, for the reversing option for the MT Composite two or three blade propeller for Cessna aircraft.
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